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20191.2.2B3.1201004.4015230ABCDADoyouwanttoreadsomenewbooks?HereareafewofBillGatesfavoritesin2018.21Lessonsforthe21stCenturyAuthor:YuvalNoahHarariPrice:$20.2Theauthor,whoisareallystrongthinker,makesitclearthatbigproblemsarenotsolvablebyasinglecountry.Hefindsthathumanmindwantstoworryaboutthedilemmaswefacetoday.Thebookisabetterframeworkforalltheproblemsthatpeopleareworryingabout.MeditationandMindfulnessAuthor:AndyPuddicombePrice:$18.5Whenyoumeditate,theysometimessayyoushouldemptyyourmind,butthatreallyneverhappens.Sotheauthorsanalogy()isideasthatarelikecloudscomingacrossyourhead.Youshouldjustpushawaygently.Ifthebookcangetpeopledoing10minutesdailymeditation,thatisfantasticforrelaxingyourmind.ArmyofNoneAuthor:PaulScharrePrice:$46.1Itisaboutwhatarmiesaregoingtolooklikeinthefuture.Shouldadrone()beabletogooutandfindenemiesandattackthem?Shouldthesoftwarebelettingthehumansmakethedecisionsornot?Theauthoriswarningthatweneedtoholdbackandnotgoallthewaytoroboticwarfare.Theauthorthinksweshouldnotgiveuphumaninvolvementintheseweapons.BadBloodAuthor:JohnCarreyrouPrice:$43.4ItisastoryofsecretsandliesinaSiliconValleystart-up.Theranos,thefoundersweredoingdiagnostics()thatcanbeverycheap,notneedasmuchblood,readoutevenyourDNA.Butwhenitallwasrevealed,theyreallydidnthavewhattheyweretalkingabout.Infact,theyhadbeengivingpatientsdiagnoses,whichwereactuallydangerousbecausetheyweresowrong.Itisathrillerwithatragicending.1.Whichbookissuitableforapersonwhowantstofindawaytogetrelaxed?A.21Lessonsforthe21stCentury.B.MeditationandMindfulness.C.ArmyofNone.D.BadBlood.2.Whowroteathrillerin2018?A.YuvalNoahHarari.B.AndyPuddicombe.C.PaulScharre.D.JohnCarreyrou.3.HowmuchwillyoupayforArmyofNone?A.$20.2.B.$18.5.C.$46.1.D.$43.4.1.B2.D3.C20181Ifthebookcangetpeopledoing10minutesdailymeditation,thatisfantasticforrelaxingyourmind.B2Itisathrillerwithatragicending.JohnCarreyrouD346.1CBItsnotcommonthatagrandmotheraged89iscrownedQueenofIcebergsinnorthAmerica,butwhenitdoeshappenitsquitethesight.OnarecenttriptoIceland,JudithStrengbecamethatgrandmaafterhersonattemptedtotakeaphotographofhersittingonanicestructurethatlookslikeathrone()atDiamondBeachinJokul.ShortlyafterStrengsatdowntopose,thepieceoficebrokeoffandfloatedintothewater.Ithoughtitwassafe.Onegirlhadbeenonitandthentwogirlsatthesametime,anditwasverysecurewiththem.WhenIgotonit,itstartedtoshakeandawavewascomingin.Averylargewavecameinandmadethethronekindofshake,andIcouldtellthatIwasslippingoff,StrengtoldABCNews.Strengsstorywenthotafterher24-year-oldgranddaughterCatherinetweetedatextmessageexchangeshehadwithherfatherabouttheincident.MygrandmotheralmostgotlostatseainIcelandtoday!Catherine,whoteachesEnglishinSeoul,SouthKorea,explainedviaTwitterthatherfatherdescribedthescenevividly.HehasaPhDinEnglish,anddescribedtheeventinthefollowingwords,Sheclimbedtothethroneafterawavehadpulledbackandleftitbrieflyexposedonthebeach.Thenawavewashedinandremovedtheicethrone,rockingitfromsidetoside.Whenthewaveleft,itliftedthethroneandcarriedheroutintotheseawiththetide.LuckilyfortheStrengfamily,Randy,alicensedboatcaptainfromFloridawithknowledgeofwaterrescuestrategieswitnessedthewholething,andwasabletosavetheday.4.Wherewasthegrandmawhenhersonwastakingapictureforher?A.Onacrown.B.Inaniceboat.C.Atathronebeach.D.Onaniceberg.5.HowdidCatherinespreadthisaccident?A.Bydrawingavividpicture.B.Byexchangingtweeteraccount.C.BytalkingwithherfatherinSeoul.D.Bypostingthetextmessageexchangewithherfather.6.Whosavedthegrandmother?A.Catherine.B.Streng.C.Randy.D.Judith.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TakingPicturesMustbeVeryDangerousB.AGrandmaFloatedouttotheSeaonanIcebergC.AnOptimisticFamilyWhoLoveIcebergD.TheLicensedBoatCaptainWentHotSlowly4.D5.D6.C7.B894hersonattemptedtotakeaphotographofhersittingonanicestructurethatlookslikeathroneatDiamondBeachinJokul.D5Strengsstorywenthotafterher24-year-oldgranddaughterCatherinetweetedatextmessageexchangeshehadwithherfatherabouttheincident.24StrengD6Randy,alicensedboatcaptainfromFloridawithknowledgeofwaterrescuestrategieswitnessedthewholethingandwasabletosavetheday.RandyRandysavethedayC789BCPlantsonEarthhavegrownforhundredsofmillionsofyearsyetPresidentDonaldTrumpspicktoleadhisnewclimateteaminsiststhattheyneedmorecarbondioxide(CO2)toboom.Princetonphysicistandcarbondioxide-advocateWilliamHapperhasbeenselectedtoheadthebrandnewPresidentialCommitteeonClimateSecurity.Theatomicscientist,whoachievedrecognitionforhisworkonatomiccollisions(),notclimatescience,declaredthattheplanetsatmosphereneedssignificantlymoreCO2,whichisreportedtospeedupclimatechange.HappersaidplantsuseCO2toliveandmoreCO2isactuallyabenefittotheEarth.HealsostressedthatEarthisexperiencingaCO2starvation,andconcludesthatIfplantscouldvote,theywouldvoteforcoal.Earthandplantscientists,however,findHappersinsistencethattheplantkingdomwouldbenefitfromincreasedCO2wrong-headedanditlacksevidence.Forexample,EarthsCO2levelshaveincreasedsharplyinthelastcentury,andarenowattheirhighestlevelsinatleast800,000yearsthoughothermeasurementsshowCO2levelsarehigherthantheyvebeenin15